German Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised Wednesday Help in strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian air defense. He declared this after negotiations with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) Mark Ruttem, who visited Germany on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the country’s accession to the Alliance. According to the DPA report, TASR reports this.
“In particular, it is decided on other air defense systems and I will also present suitable offers that we could realize from Germany,“He said. Merz wants to negotiate on Thursday’s virtual summit of the” coalition of willing “, which associates states willing to provide Ukraine with security guarantees in the event of a ceasefire.
The head of the German government also welcomed the signals coming from the United States, which according to him They review their attitude towards supporting Ukrainian air defense. Merz explained that this is led by “good talks” with US President Donald Trump.
According to The Wall Street Journal due to the continued extensive Russian airy strikes Surviving Trump to provide Ukraine with another system of Patriot air defense. The US President has not yet provided any major weapon systems since joining the office in January.
DPA in this context recalls that at night on Wednesday Russia sent a record 728 drones to Ukraine. “We have witnessed this night The most massive bombing and missile attacks since the beginning of the war. Intervened practically exclusively civilian goals. It is terrorism against the civilian population, ”the German Chancellor commented on the situation.
